November 9, 2015

The Cure MS-Team Shelly is so grateful for all of the contributions that have been coming in. We will be having another fundraiser on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5-8 pm at Culver's in Clintonville. Culver's will donate a portion of total sales that evening between 5-8 pm to HelpHOPELive to be used towards Shelly's transplant. Click on the link under Fundraising Activities to see the details! We'll be there waiting on you! Hope to see you there.

October 1, 2015

It has been a roller coaster of week so far! On Sept. 28, I was offered a January 4, 2016 start date for treatment. I turned down that date because I could not be certain I would have the money by Nov. 4 when it needed to be sent. I thanked them for offering me an earlier date and told them it was just too soon financially. I received another email just a few minutes ago offering me a June 20, 2016 date. I quickly accepted! This works so much better for many reasons other than finances. My children will be out of school for the summer. I was worried about how they would be able to perform in school knowing I was so far away and who would help them with homework. Going in June also brings me home when it is not flu season. I will have 1-1/2 months for my new immune system to get a little stronger before the kids go back to school in all those germs. I have prayed so much about this. I just knew that the Lord would not lead me where I shouldn't be going.

Thank you to everybody for all the support and prayers! I am so humbled by the outpouring of contributions, support, and prayers. ~ Shelly

September 24, 2015

My great support team held a soup sale Sept. 19th at Fall Frenzy in Clintonville, WI. What a great day they had. Booyah and taco soup was sold, a organic meat raffle donated by Waseda Farms Market, raffle tickets sold for the Oct. 24th benefit, and paracord keychains made by my two youngest children. The weather was absolutely perfect and the people were fantastic! Thank you to all who have donated in any way! I had no idea how much support I would have with this campaign. The love and generosity has brought me to tears almost on a daily basis. May God bless each and every one of you! ~Shelly

August 18, 2015

After a 4 month wait, today I received the email that I will be receiving my HSCT in September 2016. I know that seems like a long wait, but it will come quick as we will be so busy fundraising. I was one of the lucky applicants that got on the waiting list fairly early. I applied April 26, 2015. Those who didn't get their application in until June or later are on waiting the waiting list 2017 and 2018 dates. The facility is trying to expand, but it takes time. It is possible that my date could be moved up even earlier so I am going to try by best to have everything ready ASAP so I am ready if they offer me an earlier date.

July 29, 2015

Good morning! I have had many questions asking, "What is HSCT?". HSCT is a stem cell transplant using the patients own, clean stem cells. Stem cells are collected from the patient, chemo erases the immune system, the clean MS free stem cells are reintroduced, and the immune system "reboots " and no longer knows MS.